| Oil Man: The Story of Frank Phillips and the Birth of Phillips Petroleum Contributor(s): Wallis, Michael (Author), Phillips, John G. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0806146761 ISBN-13: 9780806146768 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Business - Technology & Engineering | Petroleum - Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - Fossil Fuels |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015452438 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.6 lbs) 530 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This rich, rousing gusher of a biography captures the life and times of an American hero and the birth of the modern oil empire he created. Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the most prominent self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century. In Oil Man, Michael Wallis, a best-selling historian of the West, presents Phillips against a pageant of luminaries and outlaws that includes Will Rogers, Harry Truman, Edna Ferber, J. Paul Getty, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Spanning the final days of America's frontier West through the Roaring Twenties and two world wars, Oil Man is a bold, colorful biography of an original American entrepreneur. A classic work that continues to gather accolades since its original publication in 1988, the book captures the life and times of an American hero. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, John Gibson: - John Gibson Phillips, Jr., is the grandson of Frank Phillips.Wallis, Michael: - Michael Wallis is the award-winning author of fourteen books, including Route 66: The Mother Road and Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |